Trains, coaches and ferries too! If you’re coming to Glasgow, you can enjoy some fantastic travel fares. You might want to take a coach , arrive by sea or maybe you’d prefer to let the someone else take the strain and arrive by train.
Arrival by Train
Glasgow Central Station is a key hub in the national rail network and provides excellent onward travel to the many beauty spots and places of interest within Greater Glasgow and the Clyde Valley. Glasgow Queen Street Station is the second main line station situated in the city centre. As well as providing excellent links to areas in and around Greater Glasgow. Its Express service to Edinburgh takes under 50 minutes and runs every 15 minutes. With trips running to Paisley every 5 minutes from Queen Street. For information on rail travel within the UK contact the 24 hour National Rail Enquiries Line on 08457 48 49 50. For more information on individual rail operators or to book tickets on-line, please visit any of the following sites:
Arrival by Sea
Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley can be reached via a number of ferry routes across the Irish Sea, the North Sea, or the English Channel. For further information on individual operators, please visit the links below.
P&O Irish Sea operate routes from Larne (near
Belfast), Northern Ireland to Cairnryan, approximately 45 minutes south of
Glasgow. They also operate a number of ferries from Dover and Portsmouth,
England to France and Spain. Please visit their website for additional
route information, on-line booking and timetables.
Superfast ferries operate daily sailings between
Rosyth, Scotland and Zeebrugge, Belgium. Additional information, timetables,
and booking information can be found at their website.
Arrival by Coach
National Express provides long distance bus
and coach services throughout the UK and in association with Scottish City Link
and Eurolines connect Glasgow to 25 European countries and 1200 locations in
England, Scotland and Wales.
Eurolines operate long distance coach service from 25 European countries and in conjunction with National Express and Scottish City Link connect Glasgow with Continental Europe and 1,200 UK locations.